Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-08-06
GENERAL NEWS.

It is the general opinion in Vienna that
Prince Ferdinand VIII inform the bulgarian
sent to persuade him to take their throne
that he doesn't want II.
A tribe friendly to Egypt attacked the
Mehdists under Osman DigIna, near Kassa-
la, recently, when a battle ensued, and
twelve hundred were killed
Mrs. Stephen Merely, of Montreal, ap-
pears 20 have some very e1acting and over
nice neighbors. They had her arrested for
keeping seventy cats. Rather than give
them mp, she moved ont Of the city.
R. G. Poters, of Manistee, has sold Ira
smith and J. +. Swan, of Muskegoa, tract
of pine land with a cut of 10000, 600 feet,
near Ashland, Wisconsin for $50, COO.
Simon Cameron and party have arrived at
Queenstown. Mr.. Cameron stugd the voy-
age well and Is IN excellent health.
Miss Josie Holmes, the frequent visitor of
Harper, the Fidelity bank defaulter, at the
Cincinnati jail, has been arrested foraiding
and abstting him in his alleged conduct, and
Is now in custody in default of bail.
Essex county, Massachusetts, 5lns lately
been the scene of numerous rObberies. A
lonely hut on POWwOw hill, near Ambsury,
was ralded and $4,000 worth of stolen prop
erty covered.
The body of Martin j Billet, a supposed
suicide was found in Iayine near Memo
monee, Wisconsin.
Emperor William viii 90 TO Konigsburg on
September 4 to witness the maneuvre of the
troops. The emperor Is the author of the
remark: ''NeVer say die"
Paul 81. DerOulede, leader of the revenge
party, has declined to contest fOr'the vacant
seat IN the French assembly for the depart
ment of Meuse-
Thirty cowboys and Indians have organic
ed an Indian and cowboy show at the
Chicago stOck-yards, and left for Liverpool.
Henry B. Chapman, who has been confined
nearly three years IN tie Cook county jail
for debt, has been released. A judgment
for Sl4, 900 YVES obtained against him by the
United States Express company, and not
being able to pay he was put into jail, where
he might have remained, but for the decision
of United States Commissioner Luff, as
long as the company was willing to pay his
board.
Large numbers of strikers in the coke re-
giOu have returned to work, but new COM
phcauous are said to have arisen which may
prevent settlement of the trouble. 1t has
been one of the most stubborn strikes ever
seen in Pennsylvania, and the loss in wages
alone is estimated at S59G,5OO.
Cornell university has appointed Prof. f.
L. Nichols, Phi. D., of the University of
Kansas, 10 the chair of physics.
The Memphis f'cannon-ball' train on the
Iron Mountain road was thrown on the track
by running over cow the engineer
Alexander Hamilton, being killed, and the
passengers being frightfully shaken mp
At London England Woodside, of Phila-
delphia, beat the Englih bicycle record for
ten miles, his time being tWenty-eight
minutes and thirty -four seconds.
Clinton county, Illinois, has sued Marion
county because of the latJer's refusal TO
make terms with Clinton county regarding
the care of INDECENT people allegedtO belong
to Marion county.
The Northern Pacific railroad crop report
for the past week is generally favorable
Rains have fallen almost every day, and the
wheat in nearly every section, except be
tween st. Paul and Brainerd, looks well. On
the Duluth and Manitoba road and in the
Red river valley the yield viii be larger than
usual, and generally it win at least be an
average.
The sixth annual meeting of the American
forestry congress Will be held at Springfield,
Illinois, September II, To- and lG.
While boring for gas at Charleston, Illi-
nOis, a vein of coal four feet in thickness
was struck, and if they can't find gas they
will go to mining coal
The Pacific railroad commission has ar
rived in San Francisco and will begin an
Investigation of the Central Pacific.
D. R. Anthony, editor of The Leausn1Uorth
Times, has been sued for criminallibel by +.
Jamison, real-estate dealer OF Leayen-
worth.
lost by floods near Great Darlington,
! Massachusetts.
The twin boys OF Alexander AIarcoe. of
Fond du Lac, were run over by the cars,
one being instantly killed and the other
fatally injured.
Fewer cattle are arriving in the Chicago
stock-yards, and prices nave advanced 30 to
40 cents per hundred pounds.
Last weeks changes in the visible supply
of grain IN this country showed an increase
IN wheat amounting to Co., 74 bushels, and
a decrease in corn of 72S, 1873 bushels and in
oats of lO3,3T4 bushels. The present stock
of wheat Is 82,l22 POS bushels, against b, 70
lST, IA bushels.
The drivers and helpers employed by sew
eral New York ice companies have made
successful strikes for an advance In wages.
The death Of Robert Verdin, unionist
member of parliament from Cheshire, is
announced. The Gladstoneans expect to
capture the seat.
II the pending negotiations are successful
the war in cable rates viii terminate within
six weeks. So, at least, says DR.. Green,
president of the Western Union.